When I installed Linux Mint 17 for the first time I was facing some freezes and I solved that issue by installing nvidia-304-updates driver. But now my native resolution 1366x768 is not available in ...

I have an old computer that I wanted to rescue, so I installed Linux Mint 10 onto it using a Live CD. Now, LM10 is obsolete, so I'm wondering if I can upgrade the distro using the ISO file of LM17.
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A bit of a noob question here, but I can't seem to update my Java from 8u31 to 8u45 or 8u51 (Linux Mint 17.2).
I can switch between my Java 7/8/9 easily, but these minor versions are really annoying ...

I recently did a clean install of Linux Mint 17.2 on my Acer Aspire 5720z laptop. Prior to that I had been running Ubuntu for several years, the last version being 14.04. The laptop cooling fan ran ...

I recently installed Linux Mint on my PC, and i have Win8.1 already installed so i have a dual-boot. Windows is on one Hard-Drive (C) while Mint is on another (D) with a separate Partition only for ...

My wifi is working just fine on Windows in my new ASUS X450L notebook but is unbearably slow (often becoming unresponsible) on my dual boot Linux Mint 17. I believe it is a problem with the drivers.
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I am running sudo apt-get install libgtkmm-2.4. I would expect this command to install the library, as there is no such library to be found when running pkg-config --list-all | grep gtkmm. However, ...

I use Linux Mint's Backup Tool
to make a backup of my all disk.
During backup process, the tool freezes very often when checking (before copying) /sys/keynal/debug/hid/0003:413C:2106.0001/events
Can ...

In the instructions on PyVISA's installation guide they say NI VISA must be installed, but NI's installation script and files only supports RPM-based distros. There are some documented efforts using ...

How do I delete files for all users in Linux Mint?
My specific scenario is that I am trying to write a script that will delete all the files out of the downloads folder for any user which logs onto ...

I got an Ultimaker Original+ 3D printer, which works fine when connected to my Windows 7 PC. But when I connect it to my Mint Linux PC, it isn't detected at all: Cura (the 3D printing software) is not ...

I am about to install Linux Mint 17.1 (Cinnamon) as my main OS. I also want to be able to boot into Windows 7 occasionally. I also want to run a Windows 7 virtual machine inside Linux. Ideally I would ...

I am trying to recover files from an older HD (Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500Gb). I am really just hoping to get some family pictures off of it. It was at one time running Windows (I'm not sure which ...

I've just started running Linux Mint, However I'm using a slightly different keyboard hardware wise.
It had a multitude of issues in the start, such as Shift being mapped wrongly, atastrophe/asterisk ...

Very simple question: how to I ungroup similar windows in Cairo-Dock? I wanted to have my Pidgin contacts list separate from my chat window, so I can open each of them through one interaction only - ...

this is what just happned. I was talking with my girlfriend on Skype, trying to save her old computer. Basically, she had Windows installed and it didn't boot anymore. Also not in SafeBoot mode. Her ...

I have somehow messed up with the permissions of different folders on my linuxmint 17. Now I am unable to use sudo apt-get install or sudo apt-get update commands. It gives error are you root? even ...

All of the themes online only change the taskbar, where can I get themes that can change the overall look? There is no new Windows Border, Icons, Control, and Cursor. Not a duplicate of this since I ...

In an attempt to install ASEprite on my Linux Mint installation through a .deb seen here: http://pkgs.org/download/aseprite
I also realized I had to install a later version of libc++ in order to get ...

After a power outage I've noticed almost nothing in my Ubuntu desktop is as if it was before.
My home folder appears to be just fine, as are my desktop files. However, Compiz had no preferences setup ...